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Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions, LLC Sale: 746

Postal History
Confederate Civil War Postal History

Postal History by State
Sale No: 746
Lot No: 21
Symbol: Cat No: 65

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image Ship Island, Miss., Flag patriotic cover (Weiss F-R 205), franked with a grid-canceled 3¢ rose (65) and postmarked with a Ship Island, Miss. c.d.s., May 30 (1862), to Brandon, Vt.; docketed May 28, 1862; reduced somewhat at the right, Fine to Very Fine,

The Ship Island Postmaster, John Parker, received a Government circular date stamp in late April of 1862, but was soon ordered by his brother-in-law and commander of the occupying forces, General Benjamin Butler, to take over the Post Office in New Orleans. He took the Ship Island circular handstamp with him and used it in New Orleans until receiving a New Orleans device from the Post Office Department in Washington on or about June 2. The two-line handstamp continued in use on Ship Island for the convenience of the few soldiers remaining there.
Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Suggested Bid $300-400

Opening US$ 325.00
Sold...US$ 800.00


Closed..Nov-18-2020, 10:15:34 EST
Sold For 800

Sale No: 746
Lot No: 22
Symbol: Cat No: 65

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image Ship Island, Miss., 8th N. H. Regiment patriotic cover featuring a Soldier with Rifle, Flag, Cannon & Ship at anchor (Weiss M-F 5), franked with a pen-canceled pair of 3¢ rose (65) and postmarked manuscript "Ship Island, March 21 1862", to Bath, N.H. and postmarked on arrival with a clear blue Apr 10 c.d.s.; corners slightly rounded and stamps slightly damaged, Fine and rare,

This was the first day that the Ship Island Postmaster, John Parker used this manuscript postmark. It was in use for only seven days before Parker replaced it with the well-known two-line handstamp.
Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Suggested Bid $300-400

Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00


Closed..Nov-18-2020, 10:16:36 EST
Sold For 300

Sale No: 746
Lot No: 23
Symbol:
image Ship Island, Miss. - Soldier's Due, cover to Charlestown, Mass., properly endorsed "Soldiers letter, C A R Dimon Adjt E Bay State Rgt" and postmarked "U.S. SHIP/ 3cts." in circle; includes original letter datelined "Ship Island Mississippi March 11th, 62" telling of camp life and mentioning General Butler. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Suggested Bid $250-350

Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 160.00


Closed..Nov-18-2020, 10:16:55 EST
Sold For 160


Civil War Postal History: Union

General Civil War Covers & Documents
Sale No: 746
Lot No: 24
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection

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image Prize Money for Crew Members, Written order dated "U.S. Gunboat Aroostook, Off Galveston, Texas, 14th Sep. 1864"; the two-page order, which is apparently written and signed by then-Lt. Commander Joseph E. Skerrett, assigns Acting Ensign H. L. Ramson, of the Aroostook, to accompany a prize of 38 bales of cotton to the Prize Court in New Orleans and to remain there until a judgment is made; on the back of the order, dated Sep 22, is an order for Ransom to "Take passage on the Arkansas to rejoin your vessel" which has been signed by Commodore "J[ames] S[hedden] Palmer.

Ramson apparently died sometime between his delivering the cotton and the Court awarding the prize money, because also included is a letter to Mrs. H. L. Ramson from the Paymaster of Aroostook dated Jul 6, 1865, confirming that she is entitled to her husband's share of the award money, "$534.76 less the Internal Revenue Tax of 5%"; also included with the lot is a photographic Carte de Visite of Seaman Ransom by G.H. Morand of New York, one of the first professional photographers in New York City, Fine to Very Fine. A marvelous group,

Joseph E. Skerrett went on to become a Rear Admiral. In addition to serving in the West Gulf Blockading Squadron, he headed the Department of Seamanship at the U.S. Naval Academy from 1868 to 1872. He later made important surveys of uncharted areas of the northern Pacific Ocean, and served as Governor of the Philadelphia Naval Asylum from 1886 to 1888. He then went on to be commandant of the Portsmouth Navy Yard from 1889 to 1890 and of the Washington Navy Yard from September 1890 to December 1892, followed by more time in the South Pacific.

James Shedden Palmer (1810-1867) was, at this time, in command of the 1st Division of Ironclads in the West Gulf Blockading Squadron in the vicinity of New Orleans, and would also go on attain the rank of Rear Admiral in July 1866.
Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 200.00


Closed..Nov-18-2020, 10:17:47 EST
Sold For 200


Campaign & Inauguration Covers
Sale No: 746
Lot No: 25
Symbol: Cat No: 26

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image Beardless Lincoln, campaign cover featuring "The Peoples' Candidate For President" (Weiss AL-98a), franked with a 3¢ dull red (26) tied by an incomplete Oct 10 Sterling, Ms. c.d.s., to Byron, Me.; stamp with bottom perforations clipped, Fine to Very Fine. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Suggested Bid $300-400

Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00


Closed..Nov-18-2020, 10:18:19 EST
Sold For 300


Union Civil War Postal History

Patriotic Covers
Sale No: 746
Lot No: 26
Symbol:
image Battle of Hampton Roads, patriotic cover depicting "The Great Naval Battle Between Ericsson's Monitor and the Merrimac, March 9th, 1862" (Weiss SC-MB 73d), franked with 3¢ rose (65) tied by a blue Cincinnati grid duplex, to Marion County, O.; upper right corner of stamp missing, Fine to Very Fine. A marvelous design. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Opening US$ 325.00
Sold...US$ 325.00


Closed..Nov-18-2020, 10:19:00 EST
Sold For 325

Sale No: 746
Lot No: 27
Symbol:
image Battle of the Ironclads, patriotic cover depicting the famous battle between U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. Virginia (ex-Merrimac) framed by an Eagle atop two American Flags (Weiss SC-MB 58), franked with a pen-canceled 3¢ rose (65) with a manuscript postmark, "Augusta Iowa, Mar 5" written across the scene, to Denver City, Colorado Territory; edge wear and stamp slightly damaged, Fine. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200

Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00


Closed..Nov-18-2020, 10:19:38 EST
Sold For 250

Sale No: 746
Lot No: 28
Symbol: Cat No: 64

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image Winfield Scott, two 3¢ pink (#64) singles canceled by a General Banks Division "G B D/ Nov 25" handstamp on a colorless embossed Winfield Scott patriotic cover (Weiss FP-WS-29) to New London, Ct., Fine to Very Fine, with a 1995 P.F. certificate noting "some foreign matter under the left stamp cause small faults".
Scott $2,200
Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)


Scott $2,200
Suggested Bid $1,000

Opening US$ 1,400.00
Sold...US$ 1,400.00


Closed..Nov-18-2020, 10:20:15 EST
Sold For 1400

Sale No: 746
Lot No: 29
Symbol:
image The Stars and Stripes Triumphant, patriotic cover depicting (in purple) the War of 1812 Battle of Lake Erie after which Commodore Perry declared, "We have met the enemy and they are ours" (Weiss SC-MB-74), franked with 3¢ rose (65) tied by a Washington D.C. c.d.s., Nov 11, 1862; stamp damaged due to edge placement, cover open at bottom & right and soiled on the reverse, Very Fine appearance. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Opening US$ 170.00
Sold...US$ 170.00


Closed..Nov-18-2020, 10:20:52 EST
Sold For 170


Ship Covers

Naval Ship Covers
Sale No: 746
Lot No: 30
Symbol: Cat No: 65

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image U.S.S. Acacia, Steam Tugboat, cover with manuscript endorsement "U.S.S. 'Acacia', Off Charleston S.C., 2-28-'65"ten days after the surrender of Charleston—franked with a 3¢ rose (65) tied by a straightline "U.S. SHIP" with a Philadelphia, Mar 7, 1865 c.d.s. and a handstamped "Due 6", to Terryville, Conn.; edge flaws, Fine. The letter must have been over half an ounce, shortpaid by 3¢, and charged double.,

Acacia was launched as the Vicksburg in September of 1863, then purchased by the Navy and commissioned as U.S.S. Acacia on Oct 28 of the same year and served as part of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. Her greatest success was the capture of the Julia, an iron-hulled blockade-runner that had grounded and been abandoned off Cape Romain, South Carolina. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Opening US$ 375.00
Sold...US$ 375.00


Closed..Nov-18-2020, 10:21:43 EST
Sold For 375

Sale No: 746
Lot No: 31
Symbol: Cat No: 65

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image U.S.S. Acacia, Steam Tugboat, cover with manuscript endorsement "U.S.S. 'Acacia', Off Charleston S.C., 11-4-'64" and franked with a 3¢ rose (65) tied by a four-point star-in-circle with a Nov 9 New York c.d.s. alongside, to Bristol, Conn.; edge flaws, Fine,

Acacia was launched as the Vicksburg in September of 1863, then purchased by the Navy and commissioned as U.S.S. Acacia on Oct 28 of the same year and served as part of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. Her greatest success was the capture of the Julia, an iron-hulled blockade-runner that had grounded and been abandoned off Cape Romain, South Carolina. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Opening US$ 130.00
Sold...US$ 250.00


Closed..Nov-18-2020, 10:22:39 EST
Sold For 250

Sale No: 746
Lot No: 32
Symbol: Cat No: 65

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image U.S.S. Adirondack, Screw Sloop, cover addressed to "Lieut. James Packer, U.S. Steamer 'Adirondack', Old Point Comfort, Virginia.", franked with a 3¢ rose (65) tied by a Newark, N.J. c.d.s., Aug 10, 1863; reduced slightly at the left, Very Fine. An exceedingly rare cover, Adirondack being in service for less than two months from her Commissioning on June 30, to her loss on August 23.,

Adirondack was commissioned in 1862 with a complement of 160. She was assigned to the West Gulf Blockading Squadron but was diverted to investigate a British-built vessel being fitted as a CSN cruiser in the Bahamas. After verifying the information she was ordered to Port Royal but on learning that the CSS Alabama had departed for the Bahamas, Welles ordered her back to the Bahamas where she struck a reef and was lost after only two months of service. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Suggested Bid $300-400

Opening US$ 225.00
Sold...US$ 225.00


Closed..Nov-18-2020, 10:23:28 EST
Sold For 225

Sale No: 746
Lot No: 33
Symbol: Cat No: Blockade

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image U.S.S. Albatross, Screw Gunboat, Admiral David G. Farragut endorsement on a folded letter, forwarded by mail pouch; from the Captain of the U.S.S. Albatross to Secretary of the Navy, Gideon Welles, recommending Masters Mate William Harcourt for promotion to Acting Gunner; datelined "U S Steamer Albatross, Pensacola Bay, Nov 4th 1862", endorsed on the outside "Respectfully forwarded with enclosures [signed] 'D.G. Farragut', Rear Admiral Comdg WGBlg Squad"; the letter is signed by three of the ship's officers, including Executive Officer Theodore B. DuBois, who would take over command of Albatross when her captain, John E. Hart, died of yellow fever in June 1863, Very Fine,

Albatross, built in 1858 as a screw steamer was acquired by the Navy in 1861 and outfitted as a gunboat. She was briefly assigned to the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron before being transferred to the West Gulf Blockading Squadron for the remainder of the war. She participated in lower Mississippi operations then served on blockade duty. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)

Suggested Bid $500-750

Opening US$ 425.00
Sold...US$ 425.00


Closed..Nov-18-2020, 10:24:07 EST
Sold For 425

Sale No: 746
Lot No: 34
Symbol: Cat No: 65

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image U.S.S. Atlanta, Casement Ironclad, cover franked with a 3¢ rose (65) (damaged pre-use) tied by a circle-of-Vs alongside a Norwich, Con., Jul 26, 1864 postmark; addressed to "Henry A. Phelan, Executive Officer, U. S. Iron Clad Atlanta, Norfolk, Va."; opened somewhat roughly at the right, Very Fine,

Atlanta was converted by the Confederate Navy from a British blockade-runner, Fingal. Operating out of Charleston, she was captured by two Union ironclads when she ran aground during an unsuccessful attack on Port Royal. She was refitted and assigned to the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, where she served on the James River protecting against Confederate ironclads. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Opening US$ 120.00


Closed..Nov-18-2020, 10:24:35 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 746
Lot No: 35
Symbol: Cat No: 65

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image U.S.S. Azalea, Steam Tugboat, cover with manuscript endorsement "From U.S.S. Str. Azalia"[sic], franked with a target-canceled 3¢ rose (65) and postmarked with a straightline "U. S. SHIP" and an Aug 26 Philadelphia c.d.s., to Wenham, Mass., docketed "Aug. 29th 1864",

Azalea was purchased and armed in 1864 and served in the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. On July 8, 1864, along with the Sweet Brier, she captured the schooner Pocahontas with a cargo of cotton and tobacco. She received a 50 percent share of the prize money. She was sold out of the service in 1865 at the end of the war. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200

Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00


Closed..Nov-18-2020, 10:26:17 EST
Sold For 250

Sale No: 746
Lot No: 36
Symbol: Cat No: 68

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image U.S.S. Bainbridge, Brig, cover with manuscript endorsement "U.S. Brig 'Bainbridge', Aspinwall N.G.", franked with a 10¢ green (68) tied by a clear "N. YORK/ STEAMSHIP" circle with a handstamped "Due 10" rate, to Charles Rogers, Boston, Mass. - letter no. 58 in the Rogers Correspondence; stamp missing perforations at the right, otherwise Very Fine. This cover dates between September 1862 and May 1863, while Bainbridge was on station at Aspinwall.,

Bainbridge was assigned to the East Gulf Blockading Squadron. She was sent to Aspinwall where she was severely damaged by a storm. After refitting, she was on her way to join the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron when she was caught in another storm, this one off Cape Hatteras, and sank with only one survivor. Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)

Suggested Bid $350-500

Opening US$ 325.00
Sold...US$ 325.00


Closed..Nov-18-2020, 10:26:52 EST
Sold For 325

Sale No: 746
Lot No: 37
Symbol: Cat No: 68

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image U.S.S. Bainbridge, Brig, cover with manuscript endorsement "US Brig 'Bainbridge', Aspinwall N.G.", franked with a 10¢ green (68) tied by a "N. YORK/ STEAMSHIP" circle (upside down) with a handstamped "Due 10" ("10" faint), to Boston; reduced a bit at the left, Fine to Very Fine. This cover dates between September 1862 and May 1863, while Bainbridge was on station at Aspinwall.,

Bainbridge was assigned to the East Gulf Blockading Squadron. She was sent to Aspinwall where she was severely damaged by a storm. After refitting, she was on her way to join the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron when she was caught in another storm, this one off of Cape Hatteras, and sank with only one survivor. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Suggested Bid $300-400

Opening US$ 325.00
Sold...US$ 325.00


Closed..Nov-18-2020, 10:27:39 EST
Sold For 325

Sale No: 746
Lot No: 38
Symbol: Cat No: Blockade

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image U.S.S. Bainbridge, Brig, cover with manuscript endorsement "U.S. Brig 'Bainbridge', Aspinwall New Granada, Sep 14th 1861" and "Per Str 'North Star' Via N.Y.", handstamped straightline "STEAM/ SHIP" and "40" (double rate - 2,500 miles, Aspinwall to Boston), to Charles Rogers, Newton, Mass. - letter no. 9 in the Rogers Correspondence; minor edge wear, Fine. This cover dates between September 1862 and May 1863, while Bainbridge was on station at Aspinwall.,

Bainbridge was assigned to the East Gulf Blockading Squadron. She was sent to Aspinwall where she was severely damaged by a storm. After refitting, she was on her way to join the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron when she was caught in another storm, this one off Cape Hatteras, and sank with only one survivor. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Suggested Bid $250-350

Opening US$ 450.00
Sold...US$ 450.00


Closed..Nov-18-2020, 10:28:35 EST
Sold For 450

Sale No: 746
Lot No: 39
Symbol: Cat No: 65

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image U.S.S. Benton, Ironclad River Gunboat, cover with manuscript endorsement "On board U. S. gun boat 'Benton'" franked with a 3¢ rose (65) tied by a clear Newark, N.J. c.d.s., Dec 19, 1862; to Cairo, Ill., Fine to Very Fine,

Originally a center-wheel catamaran salvage "snagboat",
Submarine No. 7, she was converted to an ironclad Gunboat and commissioned as U.S.S. Benton in February 1862, joining Admiral Andrew Foote's Mississippi River Command. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Suggested Bid $250-350

Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 160.00


Closed..Nov-18-2020, 10:29:31 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 746
Lot No: 40
Symbol:
image U.S.S. Bienville, Side-Wheel Steamer, folded letter with manuscript endorsement "pr 'Bienville'" and datelined "Havana, 17 February 1861", to Boston with a bold, mostly complete New York "STEAMSHIP/10" circle. This cover was mailed prior to the War when Bienville was still a private commercial steamer,

Bienville, with a complement of 162, was purchased by the navy in August 1861 and converted to a blockade vessel. She was with the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron taking Port Royal, and position in Georgia and Florida before being transferred to the West Gulf Blockading Squadron. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200

Opening US$ 90.00


Closed..Nov-18-2020, 10:30:19 EST
Sold For 0

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